Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Action Quotes

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

Give all to love; obey thy heart.

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but...

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but...

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.